Japan Extends Scholarships To Government Officers

The Government of Japan has agreed to provide a grant assistance of JPY 376 million (
approximately equivalent to NRs 350 million) to the Government of Nepal for implementation of the
Project for Human Resource Development (JDS) Project in the year 2022/23.
Mr. Madhu Kumar Marasini, Finance Secretary and Mr. TAMURA Takahiro, Charge d’affaires ad
interim of Japan to Nepal signed and exchanged the notes on behalf of their respective Governments
today. On the same occasion, grant agreement to this effect was signed by Mr. Ishwori Prasad Aryal,
Joint Secretary, International Economic Cooperation Coordination Division, Ministry of Finance and
Mr. TANAKA Tomoko, Senior Representative, JICA Nepal.
The Government of Japan has been providing such scholarship grant to the Government of Nepal in
a phase-wise manner. Under the first phase of the project, eighty civil servants have already
completed their Master’s Degree and returned back to Nepal.
This grant will be utilized to administer the scholarship program, including for payment of the
university tuition fee, living allowances, settlement allowances, insurances and other basic
allowances as well as supply of educational materials for 22 candidates (20 for master’s degree and 2
for PhD degree) to pursue their degrees in various Japanese Universities. The scholarship provides
opportunity of pursuing two years’ Master’s Degree and three years PhD courses to young Nepalese
civil servants who are academically sound and are motivated to be engaged in Nepal’s socio
economic development after completion of their study in Japan.
During the signing ceremony, Mr. Marasini opined that this scholarship would be instrumental in
developing the capacity of civil service. He further stated that the knowledge, skills and the exposure
acquired by the civil servants will be instrumental in improving the delivery of public services in
Nepal and ultimately contribute to the socio-economic development of Nepal as well as in
strengthening the bilateral relation between the two countries. Similarly, Mr. TAMURA expected
that the JDS graduates will significantly contribute to Nepal’s socio economic development as well
as towards further strengthening the long standing bilateral relationship and cooperation between the
two countries.
The Government of Nepal expresses its sincere appreciation to the Government of Japan for its
generous and continued support to socioeconomic and human resource development of Nepal.